[quote=pri_dk][quote=CONCHO]How would you vote? [/quote]
I would have voted for the bill.
Now it’s your turn. Choose:
– Yay
– Nay
– Abstain (i.e. hide in the bushes with Ron Paul and hope no one notices)
Let’s hear it.[/quote]
Abstain. A “no” vote will be used against you in the next election by someone who would always vote yes on future NDAAs, no matter what sort of horrors were put in them (perhaps you could run — sounds like you’d fit right in). A “yes” vote means betrayal of core principles. Only the choice to abstain leaves the possibility of maintaining the house seat, where you can continue educating the public and influencing future legislation.
I guess you can call that playing politics, but it’s really just strategic thinking; very much in line with Washington’s 5th rule of military guidance: “Never do what the enemy wishes you to do.”
